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Here you can find information about the NZ Chess Federation, officials,
title holders, and member clubs in the NZCF menu option.
Other menu options have FIDE and NZCF ratings, regular events in NZ, information on the annual Grand Prix other NZ chess news, and correspondence chess.
NZ games can be downloaded here.
The NZCF is an associate member of the NZ Olympic Committee. This confirms the standing of chess as a sport, and not a hobby or recreation.
New Zealand Chess Federation The 2009 Queenstown Chess Classic,
incorporating the 116th NZ Chess Championship was held 15th - 24th
January. You can find the results here:
www.queenstownchess.com Anthony Ker won his 10th NZL Championship.![]() Olympians Russell Dive and John McDonald in action at the Gordon Hoskyn Memorial 2008 (photo Justin Davis) ![]() Puchen Wang (right) in action in Hungary June 2008.
Ratings and TitlesThe January 2009 FIDE ratings have been released and are on the ratings page. GM Murray Chandler (2518) and IM Puchen Wang (2456) top the FIDE rating list for NZ.
The March 2009 NZCF active and full ratings are available for download
on the ratings page. GM Murray Chandler tops the list at 2542.
New Zealand Correspondence Chess AssociationCorrespondence chess can now be played on a webserver, by email, or the traditional post. Officials and contacts for correspondence chess are available from this web site, plus the latest NZCCA and ICCF ratings, and links to crosstables and games of various events. See the correspondence page for details.
New Zealand Chess MagazineSubscriptions to the 2009 publication are now due at NZD$28 for four issues. Contact the editor at alan_aldridge@paradise.net.nz or visit the website here.
Chess in Art
Play Chess OnlineYou can play for fun at Online chess or official international events at ICCF
Site StatisticsThis site was last updated Sunday, 14. June 2009.Site visits since June 9th 1996 are: (average 25.66 per day to 1 January 2009) Counter at 1 Jan 2006 was 78731, at 1 Jan 2007 94026, at 1 Jan 2008 107427, and at 1 Jan 2009 117,838.
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